Re: New 2011 Wigan Shirt ( Favvers a melted Fab lolly ) : Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:27 pm  

Like i said keep things simple. In my opinion, Wigan should always ply their trade keeping within the boundries of what tradition and history the club holds across the Rugby world. One of Wigan's distinctions effectively as a brand, are Cherry & White Hoops, like the Saints & St George V, the red & green of South Sydney, the green and gold's of Australia etc etc the list goes on. In a sense clubs colours and in some aspects certain designs are like image rights, it's what sets each individual club apart.

A change of tradition is fine, but surely that is why clubs use Away Strips to incorporate different colour schemes/designs you usually would not associate with towards that club.

The way i see it, when Wigan take to the field against the Dragons in the World Club Championship with the whole world watching, it might say Wigan on the scoreboard, it might say Wigan on the TV, it might say Wigan in the matchday programme etc, but out on the field we won't look like Wigan.

But hey thats just my opinion, and the hierarchy within the club & even Kooga would probably disagree.

Re: New 2011 Wigan Shirt ( Favvers a melted Fab lolly ) : Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:30 pm  

marko wrote:

Like i said keep things simple. In my opinion, Wigan should always ply their trade keeping within the boundries of what tradition and history the club holds across the Rugby world. One of Wigan's distinctions effectively as a brand, are Cherry & White Hoops, like the Saints & St George V, the red & green of South Sydney, the green and gold's of Australia etc etc the list goes on. In a sense clubs colours and in some aspects certain designs are like image rights, it's what sets each individual club apart.

A change of tradition is fine, but surely that is why clubs use Away Strips to incorporate different colour schemes/designs you usually would not associate with towards that club.

The way i see it, when Wigan take to the field against the Dragons in the World Club Championship with the whole world watching, it might say Wigan on the scoreboard, it might say Wigan on the TV, it might say Wigan in the matchday programme etc, but out on the field we won't look like Wigan.

But hey thats just my opinion, and the hierarchy within the club & even Kooga would probably disagree.

Cracking post and should be forwarded to Ian Lenaghan & co forthwith

Re: New 2011 Wigan Shirt ( Favvers a melted Fab lolly ) : Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:35 pm  

According to the official website it's a "best seller"............................

Re: New 2011 Wigan Shirt ( Favvers a melted Fab lolly ) : Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:36 pm  

marko wrote:

Like i said keep things simple. In my opinion, Wigan should always ply their trade keeping within the boundries of what tradition and history the club holds across the Rugby world. One of Wigan's distinctions effectively as a brand, are Cherry & White Hoops, like the Saints & St George V, the red & green of South Sydney, the green and gold's of Australia etc etc the list goes on. In a sense clubs colours and in some aspects certain designs are like image rights, it's what sets each individual club apart.

A change of tradition is fine, but surely that is why clubs use Away Strips to incorporate different colour schemes/designs you usually would not associate with towards that club.

The way i see it, when Wigan take to the field against the Dragons in the World Club Championship with the whole world watching, it might say Wigan on the scoreboard, it might say Wigan on the TV, it might say Wigan in the matchday programme etc, but out on the field we won't look like Wigan.

But hey thats just my opinion, and the hierarchy within the club & even Kooga would probably disagree.

Re: New 2011 Wigan Shirt ( Favvers a melted Fab lolly ) : Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:43 pm  

These people that design kits, HOW can they charge so much for design ?

I bet the man that did that finished it about 3 minutes after getting off the phone, then sat down doing feck all for weeks.
Some other guy made up some Bull s--t pretentious marketing story about what it 'represents'.

Robbing barstewards

Where as
A working class northerner would have gone
(this is only one side of the conversation)

"reet what team is it"?
...........

"Wigan!, reet so that's Cherry and white hoops then".

.......
10 minutes later
"it's ready, sorry it took so long i couldn't turn on the computer so i had to sharpen my pencils"

"give me about 3 hours make a couple of shirts for the pics, who's the sponsor again"?

"how much ? er...... just give us a season ticket and we'll be reet"

"you want how many? 25,000 ? <shouts to wife> does that singer still work love?, yes......... ian, we'll get them to you next week"

"how much? well can i get a season tickets for t'hole family"?

simple really

Re: New 2011 Wigan Shirt ( Favvers a melted Fab lolly ) : Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:46 pm  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

According to the official website it's a "best seller"............................

In the corporate world that's called 'saving face'

in the real world it's called Bull sh-ting.

Re: New 2011 Wigan Shirt ( Favvers a melted Fab lolly ) : Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:03 pm  

marko wrote:

i always find simple designs look better

500 responses

there must be a few unique posters.

I think 80 or 90 emails from people with this picture in and just a simple message such as "This is the kit we want 2012!"

they may well take note.

BTW i am a wire. I do like that shirt. very very classy.

Re: New 2011 Wigan Shirt ( Favvers a melted Fab lolly ) : Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:12 pm  

would be really interested to know what the views of the new sponsors are,1st time sponsoring the new champions,a team back on the up,a world championship match televised on both sides of the world,money well spent you would think.o god no thats not a wigan kit, i thought wigan played in cherry and WHITE.have we sponsored the right team,even the teams own fans don't like this kit and now it's got our name plastered all over it.we're going to be remembered as the people who advertised on one of the worst shirts in wigans history.

Re: New 2011 Wigan Shirt ( Favvers a melted Fab lolly ) : Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:16 pm  

jdrocket thanks for the kind comment regards the shirt. As people have already said i know myself and others out there who sometimes post up designs would gladly do it for free.

In simple terms if fans like what they see they will invest.....

Im sure there are a few of us on here who could knock up a certain amount of designs, then hey get Wigan to post them up to the official website for say a month or so putting it to a vote. The winning design gets sent off to the manufacturer to be made.

Surely it makes marketing sense.

Re: New 2011 Wigan Shirt ( Favvers a melted Fab lolly ) : Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:23 pm  

I wouldn't mind seeing a star under the club badge for every time we've won the world club challenge,a fact we should be very proud and show off,proud of our history.